What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft was released by the NTSB before the FAA investigation could be completed. The pilot stated he was flying for approximately 4 hours and experienced a severe headache. The pilot stated he believed he was hypoxic. On approach for landing, the pilot misjudged his position and altitude. The aircraft was landed off-runway and sustained substantial damage. The pilot stated a malfunction occurred with the oxygen system. The release of the aircraft made it impossible to validate the opinion provided by the pilot. The pilot resides in germany and does not have a zip code for the data field contained in #31 above. At the time of this report, the airframe hours were unable to be obtained from the owner of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BY THE NTSB BEFORE THE FAA INVESTIGATION COULD BE COMPLETED. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS AND EXPERIENCED A SEVERE HEADACHE. THE PILOT STATED HE BELIEVED HE WAS HYPOXIC. ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS POSITION AND ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED OFF-RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITH THE OXYGEN SYSTEM. THE RELEASE OF THE AIRCRAFT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO VALIDATE THE OPINION PROVIDED BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT RESIDES IN GERMANY AND DOES NOT HAVE A ZIP CODE FOR THE DATA FIELD CONTAINED IN #31 ABOVE. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, THE AIRFRAME HOURS WERE UNABLE TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.